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It’s not just finding good staff that is a headache, it’s dealing with the day-to-day issues. People skills 101People can be great �…

A huge influence on the future direction of franchising could come from the private equity muscle being flexed all over the markets. Cas…

Faced with a financial crisis in your target export market? It pays to keep your dance card open. In January 2002 I visited Argentina, …

There are bargains to be had at the bottom end of the market for investors as start-ups struggle to compete with superannuation funds for ca…

Conservative property valuations on the riseThere are early signs that conservative property valuations are on the rise as lenders get nervo…

Rolly-visionThe highlight of this week’s 3GSM world mobile phone technology conference in Barcelona has got be the Global Mobile Awards, w…

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Things may seem to be going swimmingly, until a check of the balance sheet shows you are up the creek.   “Things are great…sales ar…

Ah! jargon. We’ve all been guilty of using it. And sometimes business can’t seem to be conducted without it. Know what I’m saying?Recentl…

Who can tell me what technology I need, and give me that information in a format I can understand?   BlackBerry or crackberry? Some pe…

Private equity tempting tears Small businesses are increasingly turning to private equity firms for capital instead of the sharemarket. But …